Goes back to what I and others were saying about putting off customers altogether. There's no way I would order if told anything over 6 months, but I guess it depends on your circumstances and whether or not there are viable alternatives.

On the right it says Track and Trace and then underneath there is an “All Users” button with a picture of an open padlock. Click this. It opens a new window (a popup window, so if you don’t see this window popup, turn off your popup blocker for this website and try again).

Then copy your full 17 digit VIN into the Quick Search Cargo ID field and click the Track button. I used to see a “No records found” message (in red) and now I see the status screen that you can see in my first post on this thread.

Sorry if you’re already doing all of this and it comes across as very patronising! Hope this helps.

My dealer is still yet to inform me that my X3 is now in the Atlantic.

I have a question concerning the basis price of 3.0d. The basis price on website of BMW and the BMW configurator is 39 315 (OTR). My London BMW dealer said that in his system the price is 39 435. Difference of 120 GBP.
Do you have similar experiences or do you know the reason about why the prices are different?

Managed to get my ViN from the dealer! Not looking as though the car is on the ship yet. Status has left the plant. Missed the 27th sailing so hoping will be on the ships that go out next week. Any idea how long it takes from factory to ship? Do they load in bulk? This tracking is great although very Sad! ).

Managed to get my ViN from the dealer! Not looking as though the car is on the ship yet. Status has left the plant. Missed the 27th sailing so hoping will be on the ships that go out next week. Any idea how long it takes from factory to ship? Do they load in bulk? This tracking is great although very Sad! ).

It is sooooo SAD but I just can't help it . With such excitement and such long lead times, what are we supposed to do to fill in the time?!?! I do draw the line at watching the live web cam at Southampton Docks though!

My departed plant status was 14 Jan. My loaded on vessel status on the WW website was 27 Jan so about 2 weeks in my case. I would just try your VIN every couple of days on the WW Track and Trace, it will appear there eventually.

Has anyone been tempted by the ex-demo cars that seem to be in the used market?

No quite sure if this is quite the right place for a secondary question but anyway. We've always bought our cars outright. With this being the price it is that is more of a stretch. What kind of deals are people seeing to finance their X3?

Has anyone been tempted by the ex-demo cars that seem to be in the used market?

No quite sure if this is quite the right place for a secondary question but anyway. We've always bought our cars outright. With this being the price it is that is more of a stretch. What kind of deals are people seeing to finance their X3?

not for me really as the prices for these demo cars are in the region of brand new (after discount)... so unless you are desperate to get one asap and specs match your requirements, i would hold out for a brand new car instead.

Has anyone been tempted by the ex-demo cars that seem to be in the used market?

No quite sure if this is quite the right place for a secondary question but anyway. We've always bought our cars outright. With this being the price it is that is more of a stretch. What kind of deals are people seeing to finance their X3?

BMW Finance at 3% on up to £20,000 was on the table.

I also use interest free balance transfer credit cards over 3 years. It's always much better than any short term loan deal in my experience because the handling fee is 2.5%-3.0% and interest free period is at least a year so you pay less than 3% pa. You will probably need a 900+ credit rating to get enough credit (depending on how much you need to borrow). And if you shift the balance from a purchase card that has cashback the real interest cost can be nearer 2% pa.

Have also used the credit card shuffle in the past but as it costs dealers money I have found now they won't do more than £5k which on an X3 doesn't get you too far. In my areas none of the dealer demos can be sold on pain of death from BMW until new ones to replace them arrive and for some reason this is frequently quoted as in April. So you might struggle to find one and even then get little discount. some dealer demos are actually sold but cannot be released until April - hope the buyers get something off.

Have also used the credit card shuffle in the past but as it costs dealers money I have found now they won't do more than £5k which on an X3 doesn't get you too far. In my areas none of the dealer demos can be sold on pain of death from BMW until new ones to replace them arrive and for some reason this is frequently quoted as in April. So you might struggle to find one and even then get little discount. some dealer demos are actually sold but cannot be released until April - hope the buyers get something off.

Should have mentioned that you can't pay usually pay more £2,000 directly on a credit card but I transfer balances in advance using my normal monthly expenditure (rather than pay off the balance in full each month). You are effectively getting fee-free cash in return for a credit card balance this way.

That said, even if you took a direct cash advance with a 3% handling fee from a credit card and then transferred the balance to another card, this is only a one-off 3% fee usually, and the overall cost of borrowing is still £1,000s less compared with a 7% APR short term loan for example.

If you have a 900+ credit rating you can easily shift £20,000 on balance transfers this way.

Have also used the credit card shuffle in the past but as it costs dealers money I have found now they won't do more than £5k which on an X3 doesn't get you too far. In my areas none of the dealer demos can be sold on pain of death from BMW until new ones to replace them arrive and for some reason this is frequently quoted as in April. So you might struggle to find one and even then get little discount. some dealer demos are actually sold but cannot be released until April - hope the buyers get something off.

Are thought BMW no longer accept credit card as a form of payment but only debit card? Credit cards provides the consumer with extra rights, i.e. being able to reject the product and ask for a refund if it goes wrong.